VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC SYSTEMS AND METHODS THEREFOR
First Claim
1. In a computerized vehicular grading system useful in association with a vehicular diagnostic and reporting system (“
- VDRS”
) associated with a vehicle under test (“
VUT”
), the grading method comprising;
receiving a plurality of vehicular component statuses from a VDRS of a VUT;
computing a corresponding plurality of scores from the plurality of vehicular component statuses, wherein the plurality of scores are computed utilizing stored statistical vehicular data associated with a plurality of vehicles similar to the VUT, and wherein the plurality of scores represent an overall condition of the VUT relative to the plurality of similar vehicles; and
generating a vehicular health report incorporating the plurality of scores.
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Abstract
A vehicular grader diagnoses a vehicle under test (“VUT”). The grader includes a vehicular interface for receiving vehicular component statuses from a vehicular diagnostic and reporting system of the VUT. The grader computes scores from these vehicular component statuses. These scores are computed utilizing statistical vehicular data associated with vehicles similar to the VUT, thereby enabling the grader to generate an overall vehicular health report incorporating these scores. In some embodiments, the grader utilizes the vehicular health report to provide an objective recommendation for a purchase decision, a rental decision, a lending decision or a repair versus replacement decision.
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14 Claims
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1. In a computerized vehicular grading system useful in association with a vehicular diagnostic and reporting system (“
- VDRS”
) associated with a vehicle under test (“
VUT”
), the grading method comprising;receiving a plurality of vehicular component statuses from a VDRS of a VUT; computing a corresponding plurality of scores from the plurality of vehicular component statuses, wherein the plurality of scores are computed utilizing stored statistical vehicular data associated with a plurality of vehicles similar to the VUT, and wherein the plurality of scores represent an overall condition of the VUT relative to the plurality of similar vehicles; and generating a vehicular health report incorporating the plurality of scores. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
- VDRS”
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8. A computerized vehicular grader useful in association with a vehicular diagnostic and reporting system (“
- VDRS”
) associated with a vehicle under test (“
VUT”
), the vehicular grader comprising;a vehicular interface configured to receive a plurality of vehicular component statuses from a VDRS of a VUT; a processor configured to compute a corresponding plurality of scores from the plurality of vehicular component statuses, wherein the plurality of scores are computed utilizing stored statistical vehicular data associated with a plurality of vehicles similar to the VUT, and wherein the plurality of scores represent an overall condition of the VUT relative to the plurality of similar vehicles, and wherein the processor is further configured to generate a vehicular health report incorporating the plurality of scores; and an interface configured to provide the vehicular health report to a user. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
- VDRS”
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